Ahlberg Audiology and Hearing Aid Services is looking for a highly motivated Audiology Extern (4 th Year Student) to join the team for the 2027-28 year! At Ahlberg Audiology and Hearing Aid Services , we truly believe that better Audiology care leads to a better life. Our team believes our expertise, variety of services and manner of care, mean our patients will be getting exceptional care in a compassionate, personalized way. Externs are valued as important members of a collaborative team striving to do what is best for our patients. During an externship with Ahlberg Audiology And Hearing Aid Services, you can expect to: Work alongside a mentor with decades of experience Work with adult and pediatric patients Work with and gain proficiency with all major hearing aid manufacturers Gain experience working with Lyric patients Work with and gain experience with Cochlear implants (including Cochlear Americas, Med-El and Advanced Bionics) Have your professional development be prioritized and encouraged Work in a great location in beautiful East Tennessee We are open Monday-Thursday 8am-5pm and Fridays 8am-noon Closed all major holidays This is a paid position offering a competitive salary for the extern year

Clinic Information:

Number of licensed audiologists and staff at the site: 3 Providers 5 Administrative/Professional Support Staff Interested? Apply Today!

Send your resume to:

dahlberg@ahlbergaudiology.com or call Donny Ahlberg at 423-641-0956 for more information

Externship Information:

Primary Practice Setting:

Private practice Number of Audiologists at the site: 1 FTE Masters Degree 3 FTE Au.

D. 0 FTE

Ph.

D. 1 FTE

Other Doctorate (ScD) 4 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants) 1 FTE Clerical Support Staff Number of Audiology Students each year: 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations 0 2nd year 0 3rd year 1 4th year Externships Financial arrangements: Salary Will interview travel be compensated?

No Vacation Days:

10 Continuing education opportunities?

Yes Start Date:

Flexible Expected hours/days a week: 40 hours per week Travel to satellite centers required?

No Local students preferred:

No Does the externship site provide orientation to relevant clinical policies and procedures? Yes Does the externship site provide instructions about patient's rights and providing patient education? Yes Does the externship site provide orientation to quality assessment, quality assurance and quality improvement? Yes Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: to be determined Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: to be determined Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern: Regularly Hearing Screenings Regularly Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler Regularly Pediatric evaluations: school-age Regularly Adult hearing evaluations Regularly Tympanometry Regularly Acoustic Reflexes Never Auditory processing evaluations Regularly Hearing Screenings Never Evoked potential assessments Never Intra-operative monitoring cases Rarely Otoacoustic emissions Rarely Industrial/hearing conservation Never Vestibular assessments Never Vestibular rehabilitation Everyday Hearing aids dispensed Everyday Hearing aid selection/fitting Never Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) Regularly Cochlear implant evaluations Regularly Cochlear implant rehabilitation Regularly Tinnitus assessments Regularly Tinnitus rehabilitation Regularly Cerumen management Research opportunities? No Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? No How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? As Needed Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: as required by the

University Application Deadline:

flexible

Application Requirements:

Resume Phone interview Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: as required by

University Contact Person:

(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) Donald Ahlberg - dahlberg@ahlbergaudiology.com Are all externs supervised? Yes